Sterna
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See also: sterna
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Sterna f
- (sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many white terns, including Sterna sensu stricto and others now placed in genera Onychoprion, Sternula, and Thalasseus.
- (sensu stricto) Certain medium-sized white terns
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus in Laridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Lari - suborder; Laridae - family
- (genus in Sternidae): […] Charadriiformes - order; Sternidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (all senses): Sterna hirundo - type species
References
[edit]- Sterna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sterna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sterna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sterna at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sterna at AnimalBase
- Sterna at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sterna at World Register of Marine Species
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN